Public and non-profit hospitals have a capping threshold placed on the amount of FBT exempt fringe benefits that may be provided to employees. The concessional FBT treatment to these hospitals is capped at $17,000 of the grossed-up taxable value of fringe benefits provided to each employee. Public ambulance services also qualify for this concession.

Where employees have been provided with benefits above the $17,000 threshold, the employer will be subject to FBT on its aggregate non-exempt amount. This amount is calculated using the same steps as a public benevolent institution or a health promotion charity (see Public benevolent institutions and health promotion charities) other than at step 8 of the calculation, which should be as follows:

Step

Action

8

Subtract $17,000 from the individual grossed-up non-exempt amount for each employee. If the individual grossed-up non-exempt amount is less than or equal to $17,000, the amount calculated under this step is nil.

Example: Calculate the aggregate non-exempt amount – hospital

A hospital has two employees with an individual grossed-up non-exempt amount greater than $17,000. One employee has an amount of $50,000, and the other has an amount of $40,000.

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